"भाव" meaning in Sanskrit

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Noun

IPA: /bʱɑː.ʋɐ́/ [Vedic], /bʱɑː.ʋɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: From भू (bhū, “to be; to become”, root) + -अ (-a, nominalization suffix) with vṛddhi and internal sandhi. Etymology templates: {{root|sa|sa|भू}}, {{suffix|sa|भू|-अ|pos1=root|pos2=nominalization suffix|t1=to be; to become}} भू (bhū, “to be; to become”, root) + -अ (-a, nominalization suffix) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=m|tr=bhāvá}} भाव • (bhāvá) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m|bhāvá}} Forms: bhāvá [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], भावः [nominative, singular], भावौ [dual, nominative], भावा1 [dual, nominative], भावाः [nominative, plural], भावासः1 [nominative, plural], भावम् [accusative, singular], भावौ [accusative, dual], भावा1 [accusative, dual], भावान् [accusative, plural], भावेन [instrumental, singular], भावाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], भावैः [instrumental, plural], भावेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], भावाय [dative, singular], भावाभ्याम् [dative, dual], भावेभ्यः [dative, plural], भावात् [ablative, singular], भावाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], भावेभ्यः [ablative, plural], भावस्य [genitive, singular], भावयोः [dual, genitive], भावानाम् [genitive, plural], भावे [locative, singular], भावयोः [dual, locative], भावेषु [locative, plural], भाव [singular, vocative], भावौ [dual, vocative], भावा1 [dual, vocative], भावाः [plural, vocative], भावासः1 [plural, vocative]
  1. becoming; being, existing, occurring, appearance
    Sense id: en-भाव-sa-noun--GT5xyVc
  2. turning or transition into
    Sense id: en-भाव-sa-noun-4p9epLyp
  3. continuance (opposite to cessation)
    Sense id: en-भाव-sa-noun-lWoVJNsa
  4. state; condition; rank
    Sense id: en-भाव-sa-noun-U~eX9rpp
  5. true condition or state; truth; reality (as the first component in a compound)
    Sense id: en-भाव-sa-noun-ofBnDose
  6. manner of being; nature; temperament; character
    Sense id: en-भाव-sa-noun-HpEWtnzh
  7. manner of acting; conduct; behaviour
    Sense id: en-भाव-sa-noun-QAyCsRtz
  8. any state of mind or body; way of thinking or feeling; sentiment; opinion; disposition; intention
    Sense id: en-भाव-sa-noun-seF4OZjn
  9. (rhetoric) passion; emotion Tags: rhetoric
    Sense id: en-भाव-sa-noun-3JjNZtyy Categories (other): Rhetoric
  10. conjecture; supposition
    Sense id: en-भाव-sa-noun-7mohXIzX
  11. purport; meaning, sense
    Sense id: en-भाव-sa-noun-sAb7LB4o
  12. love; affection; attachment
    Sense id: en-भाव-sa-noun-f5aXlCbB Categories (other): Love Disambiguation of Love: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 9 2 1 63 3 1 2 1 2 1 5 1
  13. the seat of the feelings or affections; heart; soul; mind
    Sense id: en-भाव-sa-noun-dLyMdxIa
  14. that which is or exists; thing or substance; being or living creature
    Sense id: en-भाव-sa-noun-dmTNs5ho
  15. (drama) a discreet or learned man (as a term of address)
    Sense id: en-भाव-sa-noun-LKRMzpuF Categories (other): Drama Topics: broadcasting, drama, dramaturgy, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater
  16. (astronomy) the state or condition of a planet
    Sense id: en-भाव-sa-noun-JnX5EBT3 Categories (other): Astronomy Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  17. (astrology) an astrological house or lunar mansion
    Sense id: en-भाव-sa-noun-amL50Kf7 Categories (other): Astrology, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms belonging to the root भू, Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अ, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19 10 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 9 1 1 1 1 3 5 4 3 16 6 4 3 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 2 1 1 1 6 10 3 2 2 4 4 7 5 5 22 7 6 6 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 3 6 2 2 2 2 7 8 3 3 2 6 3 4 5 5 17 6 6 7 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root भू: 5 5 2 4 3 1 5 5 6 5 5 6 3 7 7 4 12 7 2 5 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अ: 4 3 1 3 2 1 6 9 4 4 4 5 4 6 7 4 17 7 4 5 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 3 6 3 2 2 2 6 10 3 3 2 5 3 5 6 5 18 7 5 7 Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
  18. name of the 27th kalpa
    Sense id: en-भाव-sa-noun-fYIq9hyU
  19. name of the 8th (42nd) year in Jupiter's cycle of 60 years
    Sense id: en-भाव-sa-noun-LHLjta98 Categories (other): Hindu Jovian years Disambiguation of Hindu Jovian years: 3 2 3 1 1 1 4 6 1 2 1 2 2 5 4 10 20 4 25 5
  20. (grammar) the fundamental notion of the verb; the sense conveyed by the abstract noun (the impersonal sense conveyed by the verb)
    Sense id: en-भाव-sa-noun-cNOqPah3 Categories (other): Grammar Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lo",
            "2": "ພາບ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lao: ພາບ (phāp)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lao: ພາບ (phāp)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "ms",
            "2": "bahawa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malay: bahawa\nIndonesian: bahwa",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malay: bahawa\nIndonesian: bahwa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "si",
            "2": "බව"
          },
          "expansion": "Sinhalese: බව (bawa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sinhalese: බව (bawa)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "பாவம்",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: பாவம் (pāvam)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: பாவம் (pāvam)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "ภาพ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: ภาพ (pâap)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: ภาพ (pâap)"
    }
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        "romanization"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावः",
      "roman": "bhāváḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "भावाः",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "भावासः1",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "भावम्",
      "roman": "bhāvám",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावौ",
      "roman": "bhāvaú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावा1",
      "roman": "bhāvā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावान्",
      "roman": "bhāvā́n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावेन",
      "roman": "bhāvéna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "bhāvā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावैः",
      "roman": "bhāvaíḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावेभिः1",
      "roman": "bhāvébhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावाय",
      "roman": "bhāvā́ya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "bhāvā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावेभ्यः",
      "roman": "bhāvébhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावात्",
      "roman": "bhāvā́t",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "bhāvā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावेभ्यः",
      "roman": "bhāvébhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावस्य",
      "roman": "bhāvásya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावयोः",
      "roman": "bhāváyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावानाम्",
      "roman": "bhāvā́nām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावे",
      "roman": "bhāvé",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावयोः",
      "roman": "bhāváyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावेषु",
      "roman": "bhāvéṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भाव",
      "roman": "bhā́va",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावौ",
      "roman": "bhā́vau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावा1",
      "roman": "bhā́vā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावाः",
      "roman": "bhā́vāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावासः1",
      "roman": "bhā́vāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "bhāvá"
      },
      "expansion": "भाव • (bhāvá) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bhāvá"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "becoming; being, existing, occurring, appearance"
      ],
      "id": "en-भाव-sa-noun--GT5xyVc",
      "links": [
        [
          "becoming",
          "becoming"
        ],
        [
          "being",
          "being"
        ],
        [
          "existing",
          "existing"
        ],
        [
          "occurring",
          "occurring"
        ],
        [
          "appearance",
          "appearance"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "turning or transition into"
      ],
      "id": "en-भाव-sa-noun-4p9epLyp",
      "links": [
        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
        ],
        [
          "transition",
          "transition"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "continuance (opposite to cessation)"
      ],
      "id": "en-भाव-sa-noun-lWoVJNsa",
      "links": [
        [
          "continuance",
          "continuance"
        ],
        [
          "cessation",
          "cessation#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I've spent all these twelve years searching for my feminity (\"womanhood; woman-ness\") but I haven't obtained it.",
          "ref": "c. 1 CE – 200 CE, Vimalakīrtinirdeśa 6.14",
          "roman": "paripūrṇāni me dvādaśavarṣāny upādāya strībhāvaṃ paryeśamāṇāyā na cainaṃ labhe.",
          "text": "परिपूर्णानि मे द्वादशवर्षान्य् उपादाय स्त्रीभावं पर्येशमाणाया न चैनं लभे ।"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "state; condition; rank"
      ],
      "id": "en-भाव-sa-noun-U~eX9rpp",
      "links": [
        [
          "state",
          "state"
        ],
        [
          "condition",
          "condition"
        ],
        [
          "rank",
          "rank"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(indeclinable) really, truly",
          "roman": "bhāvena",
          "tags": [
            "indeclinable"
          ],
          "text": "भावेन",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "true condition or state; truth; reality (as the first component in a compound)"
      ],
      "id": "en-भाव-sa-noun-ofBnDose",
      "links": [
        [
          "truth",
          "truth"
        ],
        [
          "reality",
          "reality"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ],
            [
              6,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ],
            [
              5,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "birds of a feather flock together",
          "roman": "bhāvo bhāvaṃ nigacchati",
          "text": "भावो भावं निगच्छति",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "manner of being; nature; temperament; character"
      ],
      "id": "en-भाव-sa-noun-HpEWtnzh",
      "links": [
        [
          "manner",
          "manner"
        ],
        [
          "nature",
          "nature"
        ],
        [
          "temperament",
          "temperament"
        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "manner of acting; conduct; behaviour"
      ],
      "id": "en-भाव-sa-noun-QAyCsRtz",
      "links": [
        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ],
        [
          "conduct",
          "conduct"
        ],
        [
          "behaviour",
          "behaviour"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "any state of mind or body; way of thinking or feeling; sentiment; opinion; disposition; intention"
      ],
      "id": "en-भाव-sa-noun-seF4OZjn",
      "links": [
        [
          "state of mind",
          "state of mind"
        ],
        [
          "sentiment",
          "sentiment"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Rhetoric",
          "orig": "sa:Rhetoric",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "passion; emotion"
      ],
      "id": "en-भाव-sa-noun-3JjNZtyy",
      "links": [
        [
          "rhetoric",
          "rhetoric"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rhetoric) passion; emotion"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rhetoric"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "conjecture; supposition"
      ],
      "id": "en-भाव-sa-noun-7mohXIzX",
      "links": [
        [
          "conjecture",
          "conjecture"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
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          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "such is the sense (often used at the end of commentaries)",
          "raw_tags": [
            "often used at the end of commentaries"
          ],
          "roman": "iti bhāvaḥ",
          "text": "इति भावः",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "purport; meaning, sense"
      ],
      "id": "en-भाव-sa-noun-sAb7LB4o",
      "links": [
        [
          "purport",
          "purport"
        ],
        [
          "meaning",
          "meaning"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 9 2 1 63 3 1 2 1 2 1 5 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Love",
          "orig": "sa:Love",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "love; affection; attachment"
      ],
      "id": "en-भाव-sa-noun-f5aXlCbB",
      "links": [
        [
          "affection",
          "affection"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the seat of the feelings or affections; heart; soul; mind"
      ],
      "id": "en-भाव-sa-noun-dLyMdxIa",
      "links": [
        [
          "seat",
          "seat"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "that which is or exists; thing or substance; being or living creature"
      ],
      "id": "en-भाव-sa-noun-dmTNs5ho",
      "links": [
        [
          "substance",
          "substance"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Drama",
          "orig": "sa:Drama",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a discreet or learned man (as a term of address)"
      ],
      "id": "en-भाव-sa-noun-LKRMzpuF",
      "links": [
        [
          "drama",
          "drama"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(drama) a discreet or learned man (as a term of address)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "broadcasting",
        "drama",
        "dramaturgy",
        "entertainment",
        "film",
        "lifestyle",
        "media",
        "television",
        "theater"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Astronomy",
          "orig": "sa:Astronomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the state or condition of a planet"
      ],
      "id": "en-भाव-sa-noun-JnX5EBT3",
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy) the state or condition of a planet"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Astrology",
          "orig": "sa:Astrology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19 10 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 9 1 1 1 1 3 5 4 3 16 6 4 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 4 2 1 1 1 6 10 3 2 2 4 4 7 5 5 22 7 6 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 6 2 2 2 2 7 8 3 3 2 6 3 4 5 5 17 6 6 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 5 2 4 3 1 5 5 6 5 5 6 3 7 7 4 12 7 2 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms belonging to the root भू",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 3 1 3 2 1 6 9 4 4 4 5 4 6 7 4 17 7 4 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अ",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 6 3 2 2 2 6 10 3 3 2 5 3 5 6 5 18 7 5 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an astrological house or lunar mansion"
      ],
      "id": "en-भाव-sa-noun-amL50Kf7",
      "links": [
        [
          "astrology",
          "astrology"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astrology) an astrological house or lunar mansion"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astrology",
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of the 27th kalpa"
      ],
      "id": "en-भाव-sa-noun-fYIq9hyU",
      "links": [
        [
          "kalpa",
          "kalpa"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "3 2 3 1 1 1 4 6 1 2 1 2 2 5 4 10 20 4 25 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Hindu Jovian years",
          "orig": "sa:Hindu Jovian years",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "name of the 8th (42nd) year in Jupiter's cycle of 60 years"
      ],
      "id": "en-भाव-sa-noun-LHLjta98"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Grammar",
          "orig": "sa:Grammar",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the fundamental notion of the verb; the sense conveyed by the abstract noun (the impersonal sense conveyed by the verb)"
      ],
      "id": "en-भाव-sa-noun-cNOqPah3",
      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "verb",
          "verb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) the fundamental notion of the verb; the sense conveyed by the abstract noun (the impersonal sense conveyed by the verb)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bʱɑː.ʋɐ́/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bʱɑː.ʋɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "भाव"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sanskrit a-stem nouns",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Sanskrit masculine nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms belonging to the root भू",
    "Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अ",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "sa:Hindu Jovian years",
    "sa:Love"
  ],
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      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lo",
            "2": "ພາບ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lao: ພາບ (phāp)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lao: ພາບ (phāp)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ms",
            "2": "bahawa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malay: bahawa\nIndonesian: bahwa",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malay: bahawa\nIndonesian: bahwa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "si",
            "2": "බව"
          },
          "expansion": "Sinhalese: බව (bawa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sinhalese: බව (bawa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "பாவம்",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: பாவம் (pāvam)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: பாவம் (pāvam)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "ภาพ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: ภาพ (pâap)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: ภาพ (pâap)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "भू"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "भू",
        "3": "-अ",
        "pos1": "root",
        "pos2": "nominalization suffix",
        "t1": "to be; to become"
      },
      "expansion": "भू (bhū, “to be; to become”, root) + -अ (-a, nominalization suffix)",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From भू (bhū, “to be; to become”, root) + -अ (-a, nominalization suffix) with vṛddhi and internal sandhi.",
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    {
      "form": "bhāvá",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावः",
      "roman": "bhāváḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावौ",
      "roman": "bhāvaú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावा1",
      "roman": "bhāvā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावाः",
      "roman": "bhāvā́ḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावासः1",
      "roman": "bhāvā́saḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावम्",
      "roman": "bhāvám",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावौ",
      "roman": "bhāvaú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावा1",
      "roman": "bhāvā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावान्",
      "roman": "bhāvā́n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावेन",
      "roman": "bhāvéna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "bhāvā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावैः",
      "roman": "bhāvaíḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावेभिः1",
      "roman": "bhāvébhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावाय",
      "roman": "bhāvā́ya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "bhāvā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावेभ्यः",
      "roman": "bhāvébhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावात्",
      "roman": "bhāvā́t",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "bhāvā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावेभ्यः",
      "roman": "bhāvébhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावस्य",
      "roman": "bhāvásya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावयोः",
      "roman": "bhāváyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावानाम्",
      "roman": "bhāvā́nām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावे",
      "roman": "bhāvé",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावयोः",
      "roman": "bhāváyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावेषु",
      "roman": "bhāvéṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भाव",
      "roman": "bhā́va",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावौ",
      "roman": "bhā́vau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावा1",
      "roman": "bhā́vā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावाः",
      "roman": "bhā́vāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भावासः1",
      "roman": "bhā́vāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "bhāvá"
      },
      "expansion": "भाव • (bhāvá) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bhāvá"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "becoming; being, existing, occurring, appearance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "becoming",
          "becoming"
        ],
        [
          "being",
          "being"
        ],
        [
          "existing",
          "existing"
        ],
        [
          "occurring",
          "occurring"
        ],
        [
          "appearance",
          "appearance"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "turning or transition into"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
        ],
        [
          "transition",
          "transition"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "continuance (opposite to cessation)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "continuance",
          "continuance"
        ],
        [
          "cessation",
          "cessation#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I've spent all these twelve years searching for my feminity (\"womanhood; woman-ness\") but I haven't obtained it.",
          "ref": "c. 1 CE – 200 CE, Vimalakīrtinirdeśa 6.14",
          "roman": "paripūrṇāni me dvādaśavarṣāny upādāya strībhāvaṃ paryeśamāṇāyā na cainaṃ labhe.",
          "text": "परिपूर्णानि मे द्वादशवर्षान्य् उपादाय स्त्रीभावं पर्येशमाणाया न चैनं लभे ।"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "state; condition; rank"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "state",
          "state"
        ],
        [
          "condition",
          "condition"
        ],
        [
          "rank",
          "rank"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(indeclinable) really, truly",
          "roman": "bhāvena",
          "tags": [
            "indeclinable"
          ],
          "text": "भावेन",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "true condition or state; truth; reality (as the first component in a compound)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "truth",
          "truth"
        ],
        [
          "reality",
          "reality"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ],
            [
              6,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ],
            [
              5,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "birds of a feather flock together",
          "roman": "bhāvo bhāvaṃ nigacchati",
          "text": "भावो भावं निगच्छति",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "manner of being; nature; temperament; character"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "manner",
          "manner"
        ],
        [
          "nature",
          "nature"
        ],
        [
          "temperament",
          "temperament"
        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "manner of acting; conduct; behaviour"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ],
        [
          "conduct",
          "conduct"
        ],
        [
          "behaviour",
          "behaviour"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "any state of mind or body; way of thinking or feeling; sentiment; opinion; disposition; intention"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "state of mind",
          "state of mind"
        ],
        [
          "sentiment",
          "sentiment"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Rhetoric"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "passion; emotion"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rhetoric",
          "rhetoric"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rhetoric) passion; emotion"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rhetoric"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "conjecture; supposition"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "conjecture",
          "conjecture"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "such is the sense (often used at the end of commentaries)",
          "raw_tags": [
            "often used at the end of commentaries"
          ],
          "roman": "iti bhāvaḥ",
          "text": "इति भावः",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "purport; meaning, sense"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "purport",
          "purport"
        ],
        [
          "meaning",
          "meaning"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "love; affection; attachment"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "affection",
          "affection"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the seat of the feelings or affections; heart; soul; mind"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seat",
          "seat"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "that which is or exists; thing or substance; being or living creature"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "substance",
          "substance"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Drama"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a discreet or learned man (as a term of address)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "drama",
          "drama"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(drama) a discreet or learned man (as a term of address)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "broadcasting",
        "drama",
        "dramaturgy",
        "entertainment",
        "film",
        "lifestyle",
        "media",
        "television",
        "theater"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Astronomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the state or condition of a planet"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy) the state or condition of a planet"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Astrology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an astrological house or lunar mansion"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "astrology",
          "astrology"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astrology) an astrological house or lunar mansion"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astrology",
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of the 27th kalpa"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kalpa",
          "kalpa"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of the 8th (42nd) year in Jupiter's cycle of 60 years"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Grammar"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the fundamental notion of the verb; the sense conveyed by the abstract noun (the impersonal sense conveyed by the verb)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "verb",
          "verb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) the fundamental notion of the verb; the sense conveyed by the abstract noun (the impersonal sense conveyed by the verb)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bʱɑː.ʋɐ́/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bʱɑː.ʋɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "भाव"
}

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